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Format
Acknowledgement of any information sources must
occur through using an in-text citation as well as a reference entry in the
‘References’ section at the end of the essay for each source used. For more information on formatting citations and
reference entries go to ‘Referencing & Citation’.
1.
The font to be used for this assignment is either
Arial or Times New Roman script, 12 point font size, 1.5 line spacing, and left
justified.
MARKING POINTS COVER FOR THE ESSAY NEED TO FULLFILL THE QUESTION.
An outstanding understanding of
Management Dynamics topics and concepts. Evidence of excellent additional
research which is very relevant to argument.
Made a very good attempt and
answered all of the assessment questions
An excellent level of critical
thinking or analysis. Insightful and critical reflections are evident.
Synthesizes concepts and abstract ideas.
Able to construct a coherent
line of argument right through the assessment, and to effectively synthesize
and integrate ideas.
Sound grammar, punctuation and
spelling. An elegant writing style. A great joy to read!.
An excellent level of
comprehensive referencing throughout the assessment. Reference list is complete
and without any errors.
Question
Describe how the Unitarist and Pluralist approaches to conflict
would explain the positions of (a) management and (b) unions in the Schweppes
dispute. Identify which one of the approaches provides the better
explanation. Explain how you reached this conclusion.
The format of this assessment item should follow a
discussion essay format with a brief introduction, a body and a brief
conclusion. For example, in your opening
paragraph you should state the position that you will take in terms of
responding to the question outlined above.
You also need to support any claims that you make
by referring to the sources you use. It would be expected that reporting of the Schweppes dispute would
be found in the media. It would be anticipated that material on unitarism and
pluralism would be sourced from peer-reviewed or scholarly sources.
IMPORATNT ARTCLE SHOULD COVER AND INCLUDE THIS EASSAY
Hannan, E and
O’Brien, A 2012 ‘Firms get Qantas ‘bottle’ as Schweppes locks out 150’, The Australian, 16 December 2011
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/industrial-relations/firms-get-qantas-bottle-as-schweppes-locks-out-150/story-fn59noo XXXXXXXXXX
Accessed 26 August
2013
Schneider, B 2012
‘Schweppes locks out 150 workers’, The
Age,16 December 2011
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/schweppes-locks-out-150-workers XXXXXXXXXX1owu2.html
Accessed 26 August
2013
Teh, J and Trew S
2012 ‘Australia: The Schweppes strategy: using a lockout to end employee
industrial action’,
http://www.mondaq.com/australia/x/175180/Employment+Litigation/The+Schweppes+strategy+using+a+lockout+to+end+employee+industrial+action
Accessed 26 August
2013
Brigden, C 2012
‘Unions and collective bargaining’ in 2011’ Journal
of Industrial Relations, Vol. 43, No. 3, pp XXXXXXXXXX.
We would suggest
that you read the short section on ‘Developments in Industrial Relations’ pp.
XXXXXXXXXXas this section provides some insights on the approach adopted by
Schweppes. The author links the approach taken by Schweppes to that taken by
Qantas. There is a short summary of the Qantas matter earlier in the article.